Description
OligomycinAisamacrolideantibioticinitiallyproducedbyseveralspeciesofStreptomyces.OligomycinAinhibitsmitochondrialF1F0ATPsynthase,bindingtheF0subunit,inhibitingATPsynthesis.OligomycinAexhibitsantifungalactivityagainstspeciesofAspergillus,Alternaria,Botrytis,andPhytophthora;italsodisplaysantibacterialefficacyagainstavarietyofbacteria.Additionally,thiscompounddisplaysanticancerpotential,asittriggersinositol-requiringenzymea(IRE1)signalingincervicalcancercells,resultinginXBP1splicing,CHOPexpression,DR5upregulation,andultimatelyapoptosis.OligomycinalsoaltersexpressionofBcl-2proteinsingliomacells.